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Let the games begin! Tickets are ON SALE NOW for the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place July 13-15 at Union Park in Chicago! So head on over to Ticketweb ASAP, because this is our biggest year ever, and you don't want to get shut out.

In case you missed it, on Friday we announced that the fest has been expanded to three days, thanks to a partnership with All Tomorrow's Parties' "Don't Look Back" series, which features music legends performing their seminal albums live in their entireties. Friday night, July 13, will be the series' North American premiere.

On Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15, the fun continues with performances from Cat Power, Clipse, Of Montreal, Iron and Wine, Girl Talk, Jamie Lidell, Grizzly Bear, Professor Murder, Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound, and many, MANY more to be announced.

Click fast, because three-day passes-- which cost only $45-- are extremely limited. A Saturday/Sunday pass runs you $35, while Saturday or Sunday individual passes go for $25. Friday's only $15.

Keep up on all the latest festival news and details by bookmarking the Pitchfork Music Festival webpage and by tuning into the Pitchfork Music Festival podcast.

And if you're in Austin for SXSW this week, don't forget to swing by the Pitchfork Music Festival/Windish Agency party at Emo's and Emo's Jr. on Friday, March 16 from noon to six p.m. Festival artist Girl Talk will be there, along with Peter Bjorn & John, Do Make Say Think, the Pipettes, the Ponys, Rjd2, Menomena, Deerhunter, Simian Mobile Disco, Fujiya & Miyagi, Beach House, Marnie Stern, and Crystal Castles.